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Distance traveled: 18.5 km Position: N72 41’36.1 W 077 56’48.0 Day 85 – Position: Pond Inlet! Warm winds and rain in the last two days have turned the snow covering the sea ice into an inch to a foot of water. Today, an intermittent fog and a steady drizzle continued to add to the existing […]

Distance traveled June 9th: 11.2 km June 10th: 27.49 km Location: N72 36’14.7 W078 25’01.5 As we skied across Eclipse Sound, the views of Bylot Island’s tall peaks and glaciers faded in and out of the fog. Strong head winds blew the clouds our way; it was soon raining heavily, so we took shelter from […]

Distance traveled: June 7th: 23.0 km June 8th: 20.8 km Distance from Pond Inlet (end): 55 km Day 82 – Position: N72°30’44.9 W079°32’05 Every second day, we turn on our Iridium phone and wait for our new weather forecast to download. At times, these forecasts bring good news of future winds; the past couple of […]

Day 80 – Position: N72°14’56.5 W080°21’43.97 We are currently 100 km from our final destination; with the right direction of wind we could be there in a day. The winds however are lacking, which is of little concern, the scenery is spectacular and we have reduced the hours we ski so that we have more […]

June 4th, Day 78 Distance traveled: June 3rd: 73.6 km June 4th: 7.9 km Position: N71°55’38.9 W080°49.35.7 The blizzard outside died down, and the sun made an appearance. We were rested and ready to make some miles. The temperatures have been increasing, hovering between 0°C and -5°C, and, as a consequence, the snow is rapidly […]

June 3rd, Day 77 Distance traveled: June 2nd: 59.5 km June 3rd: Tent bound Position: N71°31’06.0 W080°17’58.9 Yesterday, the winds died after only two hours of kiting, so we set up camp, wrote and launched an update, and were looking forward to catching up on sleep. However, much to our surprise, the winds switched directions […]

Distance traveled: May 31st: 131.3 km June 1st: 21.6 km Position: N70°41’55.2 W080°40’58.4 The winds were slowly increasing, and by 5pm we set off on our final leg, towards Pond Inlet. With the warm spring weather it is to our advantage to travel during the cooler nights when the snow surface is hard packed, and […]

No distance traveled Position: Igloolik The last few days in Igloolik have been a whirlwind, as we needed to make a critical decision; would there be enough snow on the trail to make it to Pond Inlet and furthermore what would be the best trail. After talking with locals, it appears that this year has […]

Distance traveled: May 26th: 38.1 km May 27th: 11.1 km May 28th: 153.7 km Position: Igloolik – 69.3666N,081.7833W After seven hard days of skiing, we were desperate for winds; without them, we would soon have to resort to our spare rations. On the morning of the 26th, a light and erratic breeze picked up from […]